The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-05-05
"a stupid error which started nits travels

| eIence to an alleged declaration OF Presi-
dent Cleveland in his letter Of acceptance
that he would not be a candidate for II
second term rs president. As a matter OF
fact, Mr.. Cleveland never nude such 81
declaration. What he did say was that
he was in favor OF q constitutional amend
ment providing for a Gingle presidential
term OF six years.
The president has appointed Edward T.
Bingham OF Ohio, chief justice OF the su.
| preme court of the District Of Columbia, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Chief Justice Carter. Judge Bingham was
born in New Hampshire in 1929, and
moved to Ohio in early life. He has for
the past fifteen years been judge Of the
court OF common pleas for the Columbus
district, and in 1881 was the democratic
candidate for supreme court judge Of the
state. He is a personal friend and asso-
ciate OF Allen G.. Thurman. who warmly
recommended him.
Phil Armour OF Chicago has bought a
large schooner yacht, the Water Witch,
built at Mystic, Conn.,, in 1881.
COMMUNICATIVE chief Fairchild ofthe G. A.
R. in his order for Decoration day observ.
ances copies the order Of the first com.
mander- in-chief OF the G. A. R., issued May
5, 1868, by the late Gen. John A. Logan.
Senator Sherman has refused $50, 900
for his 81 acres OF land near Findlay, Ohio.
He paid $500 for it in February.
Postofice established: Wisconsin,: Ire.
vor, Kenosha county. Postmasters com.
Feucht, Iowa; Leon, E. X. Pitman; Mantle.
no, G.. Reed. Wisconsin,: Boscobel, G.
Meyer. F~ourth-class postmasters ap.
pointe6-Iowa: Beloit, J. Tillotson;
Maloy, w. R. Hart; Valley View, B. Chap
man. Minnesota: Florence, F. p. Fl.
field. Montana: Pipestons Springs, C.. P.
Worthington.
Respecting the projected visit OF William
O'Brien to Canada to denounce tho evic.
tions on Lord Lansdowne's estates in
Ireland, Archbishop Lynch, Of Toronto,
stated that he entirely disapproved OF the
contemplated visit, and had cabled Mr..
O'Brien, endeavoring to dissuade him
from coming.
w. s. Webb OF Troy, N. Y, offers an an.
nual prize of $500 to the American artist
under forty years of age who shall produce
the best landscape. The Society Of Amer.
lean Artists will lave the appointment OF
the judges.
Mrs. Chadwick, a niece of Roscoe Conk-
ling, is one OF the brightest womenin Wash.
ington society. When she was studying in
Vienna the empress OF Austria presented
her withthe prize for the highest scholarship.
The following pensions haze been grant.
ed: Minnesota-Mary E., widow of j. Gal.
Hamilton, st. Paul. Original: j. C. Edison,
!Glucoe; A. MCGEE, Rice's; G. Oleson, Ash.
by. Reissue: D.. D. Graves, New Auburn;
L. Wakefield, Aitkin. Dakota-Original:
s. Walton, Elkpnint; H. Russell. Huron;
E. s. Pierce, Bismarck; J. j. Haldelnan,
Redfeld.
A movement is on foot in the Devils
Lake country, Oak, for opening the Cut
Head reservation to settlement.
The arrest by Germans, heal Metz, OF NJ.
%Schnabels, a special French commissary,
angers the Frenchmen.
The car has abandoned his intention
OF staying several weeks in St. Petersburg,
and has returned to G%atschina. This al.
teration OF plans is said to have been made
in consequence OF additional arrests made
on Easter Sunday, on the Newsky Pros
pect, of several persons in addition to
hose before reported arrested.
Henry Irving presided over a brilliant
company which assembled in the Lyceum
theater to promote the establishment, at
Stratford- upon-Avon, OF a universal mem:
orial Shakspearian library.
The war department has ordered the re.
moval to Mount Vernon, Ala. OF the
dPbCACS IlOW COulllSO hO L OTU MdTlOu, OVs
Augustine.
Enough has already been secured by sub.
scription to insure the building Of the Alb
erdeen & Bismarck, Oak, road, and final
arrangements as to depot grounds and To-
cation of machine shops will be made as
soon as Vice President Wells arrives.
Editor Rosewater, OF the Omaha Bee,
and Editor Rothaker, OF the Republican,
met on the street and engaged in a ~fisticuff,
owing to an article which appeared in the
Republican. Rothaker knocked Rosewater
down..
George Gray, counsel for the Northern
Pacific, made an argument before the in.
terstate commerce commission in support
OF the petition of the road which he pre-
sented. So far as the general argument
by the other Pacific lines, but in it's local
features it was strong in figures and other
evidence drawn from the roads actual
business.
Archbishop Corrigan threatens to dis.
cipline the Catholic Herald of New York.
Miss Mary L.. Booth, of Hampers Bazaar.
is said to have been succeeded by Mrs.
Conant, the widow OF the former manag.
ing editor OF Harper's Weekly.
The New York legislature has pass ed a
bill requiring every hotel more han two
stories high to have a strong rope attached
to each window so as to furnish persons
with a mode of escape in case Of fire.
Andrew Carnegie was married in New
York Friday evening the 22d inst, to Miss
Louise Whitefield, daughter Of the late
John W. Whitefeld. The pair were then
driven to the dock OF the North German
Lloyd company, where they embarked on
board the Fulda. The captains cabin
had been chartered for the passage. The
honeymoon will be passed at Bonchurch
in the isle OF Wright and thence Mr.. Car
negie will make a tour through his native
Scotch hills.
Pensions granted: Minnesota-Original,
J. s. Ervright; Minneapolis, D. O'Connor,
Green Isle; M. Schewemler, st. Paul, c..
Ditmore, Verndale; G.. Gould, Douglass;
D. L. Hewett, Anoka. Dakota-Original,
J. w. Coburn, Blunt; A. Olney. Fairmont.
At Sioux Falls Col. Mclaughlin defeats
j.. {. Comstock in a wrestling match.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox's husband is a
drummer for an Eastern house.
A degree OF foreclosure was issued at Pitts.
burg in the United States circuit court in
the case OF the Mercantile Trust company
OF New York vs. The Pittsburg. & West.
ern Railway Company. A decree of sale
was made. The court fixed 81, 900, 900 as
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